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Emu by Claire Saxby
19.00 NZD
Category: Birds | Series: Nature Storybooks
Did you know it's the emu father who protects the chicks? Follow a doting dad as he keeps his brood safe--from when they're granite-green eggs until they're all grown up. In the open eucalyptus forest of Australia, an emu as tall as a human settles down on his nest to warm and protect the eggs left by ...Show more
Great White Shark by Claire Saxby
19.00 NZD
Category: General Picture Books | Series: Nature Storybooks Ser.
Follow a female shark as she heads to warm waters for the sake of her young in a lyrical, fact-filled look at one of the ocean's top predators.The great white shark swims on. Her tail sways from side to side; her fins keep her balanced. She travels the fast lane where she can, cruising invisible seaways ...Show more
Iceberg by Claire Saxby
28.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
WINNER of 2022 CBCA Picture Book of the YearAn iceberg is born into spring and travels through the seasons before dying in a new spring. A stunning, lyrical story for our times, from renowned picture book creators Claire Saxby and Jess Racklyeft. In the final freeze of an Antarctic winter, green tails w ...Show more
Koala by Claire Saxby
19.00 NZD
Category: Animals | Series: Nature Storybooks
It is time for Little Koala to leave the protection of his mother. But many challenges and dangers lie ahead for him as he searches for his own home eucalypt and learns to be independent. During his search he encounters other territorial koalas, wanders through a bushfire-ravaged landscape and endures a ...Show more
My Name is Lizzie Flynn: A Story of the Rajah Quilt by Claire Saxby
28.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
Lizzie Flynn has nothing but her name when she boards the Rajah, which is bound for the penal colony of Australia. On board the Rajah the convict women were given a 'useful bag' containing among other things fabric and needle and thread. The women were taught to sew and together they made the Rajah quil ...Show more
Seadog by Claire Saxby, Tom Jellett
19.00 NZD
Category: General Picture Books
A lively and entertaining picture book about a scruffy but lovable pet dog with an aversion to grooming Our dog is not a clean dog, a shiny or a fluffy dog.Our dog is a seadog . . . Seadog loves to chase birds and find and roll around in fish but doesn't like to take baths. But even this dog kn ...Show more
The Anzac Billy by Claire Saxby
28.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
A tender, moving story of a child waiting at home for the return of his father from serving in WWI. During World War I, Australian and New Zealand soldiers on the front were sent Christmas care packages in a tin billy. The Anzac Billy is the heartwarming story of a little boy packing a billy with all h ...Show more
The Wearing of the Green by Claire Saxby
22.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction
A powerful historical novel exploring themes of racism, classism and gender expectations present in a growing nation. When Biddy arrives in Melbourne from Ireland in 1850, she knows exactly what she’s going to do – find her rebellious big brother, Ewen. Her plans are derailed when he’s not there to meet ...Show more
There Was an Old Sailor by Claire Saxby
19.00 NZD
Category: General Picture Books | Series: Australian
A delightful new twist on an old tale! There was an old sailor who swallowed a krill. I don't know why he swallowed the krill - it'll make him ill ... A nautical take on a much-loved rhyme.
Tree by Claire Saxby
28.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
A journey of wonder and discovery from multi-award-winning picture book creators Claire Saxby and Jess Racklyeft, exploring the life in and around a mighty mountain ash, including a stunning fold-out page showing the full length of the tree. Can you see the forest on this misty-morning mountain? Can yo ...Show more
Whisper on the Wind by Claire Saxby
28.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
A stunning picture book about separation, connection and reunion from the team behind the glorious Iceberg, renowned picture book creators Claire Saxby and Jess Racklyeft. This is the windthat carries the whisperfrom Ren's dream.This is the sailor,long at sea,who catches it. The multi-award-winning duo ...Show more
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